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Press

Selected quotes from various publications.

Bye Bye Birdie... Goodspeed Opera House"...Kim's protective father, Harry MacAfee, is played by the incomparable Warren Kelley, who never misses getting show-stopping laughs with his memorable interpretation of this uptight character. And he raises that bar to new heights as Harry comes to life the moment he realizes he and the family will be on the Ed Sullivan Show. In the second act, Mr. Kelley truly hits all the marks singing 'Kids"...and shows off his dazzling acting and comedy chops..."
Connecticut Critics Circle

To Kill a Mockingbird... Orlando Shakespeare Theatre"...Instead of 'doing' Gregory Peck, Warren Kelley turns Atticus Finch into...an earnest small-town lawyer who somehow finds within himself the power to rise to the occasion of defending a black man falsely accused of rape - and it works...it is completely involving and persuasive..."
The Wall Street Journal

Opus... Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati"...The performance of Warren Kelley raises Opus to something special. Kelley let's Dorian's blood flow through him and in so doing gives Opus a beating heart..."
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Lend Me a Tenor... Arts Center of Coastal Carolina"...The moment Saunders, played by Warren Kelley, burst onto the set, his energy
commanded the stage and revved the show's comic engine..."
South Magazine

Strings... Off Broadway"...The most absorbing play in New York today! The three main roles are flawlessly filled; Keir Dullea, Mia Dillon, and Warren Kelley...a splendidly chip on both shoulders Rory..."
John Simon, Boomberg.com

Art... Riverside Theatre"...Warren Kelley as Yvan is the show's highlight...he pops from frustration to fear of confrontation to despair..."
Florida Today

Abigail's Party...Two River Theatre Co."...Husband Laurence is still waters running deep and when the damn breaks, Mr. Kelley is at once powerfully sympathetic and sad..."
Peter Filichia, The Star Ledger

That Other Woman's Child...NYMF"...as for the cast, the best performance comes from Warren Kelley as the likable family handyman..."
Curtain Up

Freudian Slips... Off Broadway"...The other outstanding performance belongs to Warren Kelley...he is a delight, affecting an engagingly restrained behavior that makes him the perfect comic foil..."
Edge Boston

The Little Hours... New Jersey Rep"...Warren Kelley is delightful...perfectly navigating that fine, elusive line where comedy and tragedy can co-exist in the same moment..."
Talkin. Broadway

Shoe Man by Jeff Daniels... Florida Stage"...But the play's virtuoso performance comes from Kelley, who seamlessly shifts tone and body language for the roles of the Minister and the sleazy lawyer..."
The Miami Herald

A Flea in her Ear... River Rep at Ivoryton"...The play rightly belongs to Warren Kelley. There is no one funnier on the boards today...Kelley is a born clown and sent to make us laugh..."
The New England Theatre Mirror

Bio

Warren Kelley resides in New York and has been a professional actor for more than 30 years.

He works in television, film, and has one of the busiest and most varied careers on the regional theatre circuit. Traversing between the classics, contemporary plays, and musical theatre, he is a veteran of over 200 productions to date.

His extremely diverse credits include leading roles in works by Shakespeare, Moliere, Shaw, Feydeau, Wilde, and Coward, as well as A.R. Gurney, Mike Leigh, Neil Simon, Donald Margulies, Michael Frayne, Wendy Wasserstein, Steven Dietz, Jeffrey Hatcher, Terrance McNally and Moises Kaufman, to name just a few.

Warren has worked with such prestigious Off Broadway companies as The Mint, The York, and Abingdon Theatre Co. In new plays and musicals he has had the distinction of portraying a long list of artistic luminaries: George Bernard Shaw, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Elia Kazan, David O. Selznick, Jean Cocteau, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conen Doyle and Truman Capote.

His film and television work includes: Birdman with Michael Keaton, Ten Thousand Saints with Ethan Hawke, The Other Guys with Will Ferrell, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, Chappelle’s Show, and Law & Order: SVU.